Hollow Knight: Silksong will be playable at Gamescom, Xbox confirms
The game was first announced in 2019
Hollow Knight: Silksong will be playable at Gamescom 2025, Microsoft and developer Team Cherry have announced.
Microsoft has announced its plans for the forthcoming trade show, including the news that the long-awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong will be playable publicly. The game, which still doesn’t have a firm release date, will be playable at the Xbox booth on both PC and ROG Xbox Ally X.
Gamescom 2025 will take place in Cologne, Germany, from August 20 to August 24. Grounded 2 and Ninja Gaiden 4 will both be playable at the show. The Xbox booth will also host a theater presentation for The Outer Worlds 2.
Microsoft has also confirmed that it will host demos for several third-party titles, including:
- Borderlands 4
- Onimusha: Way of The Sword
- Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
- EA Sports FC 26
- Aniimo
- There Are No Ghosts at the Grand
- PowerWash Simulator 2
- Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Invincible VS
- Super Meat Boy 3D
- Cronos: The New Dawn
- Mistfall Hunter
Hollow Knight: Silksong was originally announced back in 2019, where it was confirmed at the time for PC and Switch.
In the six years since then, developer Team Cherry has confirmed the game will be releasing on Xbox and PlayStation consoles too.
The game also made an appearance during the Nintendo Switch 2 presentation in February, leading some players to worry that development on the Switch version had shifted over to Nintendo‘s more powerful second console.
Such fears were subsequently addressed by Griffin, who took to X to reassure players: “Just to clarify, Hollow Knight: Silksong is coming to both Nintendo Switch AND the Nintendo Switch 2.”
The release date of Hollow Knight: Silksong has been something of a trope in recent years, due to its numerous delays. Each time a new online presentation from Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox, or anyone else is confirmed, players express hope that this will finally be the moment Silksong’s release date is confirmed.
During the reveal for the ROG Xbox Ally handheld earlier this year, Xbox president Sarah Bond mentioned Silksong in a way that could have been interpreted to mean it was a launch game for the system.
“The highly anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong will be available at launch and in Game Pass when the Ally releases later this year,” Bond said.
However, later, Matthew Griffin, who handles marketing and publishing for Silksong developer Team Cherry, took to the game’s Discord server to make it clear that the game is not necessarily a ROG Xbox Ally launch title.
“I confirmed BEFORE holiday,” Griffin said of the game’s release date. “We are not tied to a console release.”
